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Task force backs fleet, procurement and oversight proposals while ordering review of California'''s zero-emission rule
Summary
The task force approved recommendations to streamline procurement and encourage OEM support for ZEV buses, added a statewide OEM-coordination item, and voted to create a separate statewide review of CARB's Innovative Clean Transit rule to assess service, infrastructure and equity impacts.
CalSTAs Transit Transformation Task Force on Jan. 8 moved forward a suite of recommendations aimed at easing the transition to zero-emission buses and reducing procurement costs, but members also demanded a dedicated statewide review of the Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation to assess implementation impacts on service and equity.
Hunter Owens of Caltrans presented staff recommendations on fleet and asset management that include: coordinating and incentivizing manufacturers on zero-emission and paratransit vehicles; standardizing cost estimation practices to reduce wide per-unit…
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